Link to Laizure’s headshot The community is invited to attend a free bystander intervention training with Deputy Director of CAIR Oklahoma Veronica Laizure. The presentation, which is open to all ages, is part of Oklahoma City’s Human Rights Commission’s May meeting....
by Veronica Laizure, Civil Rights Director | Aug 14, 2019 | Blog
It’s almost time to go back to school! Whether you’re starting at a new campus, returning to a favorite stomping ground, or sending your kids off to school, take the time to make sure you know your rights as a Muslim in a public school. Although reports of bullying in...
Monday, May 6, on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims in Oklahoma and across the world begin 30 days of abstention from food, drink and other sensual pleasures lasting from before dawn until sunset. The month is also marked by increased prayer,...
A Palestinian-American woman, a Somali-American hijabi, an openly gay Coloradan, a 29-year-old Puerto-Rican and Bronx native and a lesbian member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Kansas all walk into a voting booth. It sounds like either the cast of a millennial sitcom or a...
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 10/4/2018) — The Oklahoma Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) announces the release of the 2017 Civil Rights Report, detailing the work of the Civil Rights Department from January – December 2017. SEE: 2017 Civil...
